QUINCY – East Valley made the big trip north Tuesday, and returned with its second straight CWAC district girls soccer championship and third in four years.

The second-seeded Red Devils (14-3) topped No. 1 Bulldogs (11-4) 2-1 at Quincy's Jackrabbit Stadium, 90-plus miles from East Valley and even 50-some from Ellensburg High.

“That was an interesting choice; I think there’s a little bit of gamesmanship to it,” Red Devils coach Tim Ostrander said. “Fortunately, our kids responded and came through.”

East Valley’s Allison Fries knocked in the first goal of the game, on a corner kick by Emily Solorzano in the 13th minute.

Nearly halfway through the second half, Aubrey Walruff converted a penalty pick to make it 2-0. Walruff’s goal came just minutes after Red Devils’ keeper Brooklynn Root stopped a Bulldogs PK.

Root finished with 16 saves, including a handful of 1-on-1 situations, and slowed the potent Ellensburg attack. Bulldogs senior Makena Shaw had nine shots while star sophomore Brea Potucek added five.

Faith Rector broke through in the 72nd minute to net Ellensburg’s goal.

Both teams already had earned state tournament berths, and will soon find out their placement in the state bracket.

The Red Devils graduated 10 players from last year’s CWAC regular-season and district championship squad, including conference MVP Ariana Lopez, who is now playing at GNAC-leading Western Washington, and first-team keeper Kate Ketcham.

“It has not been easy and there have been a lot of growing pains,” Ostrander said. “It’s been so fun to coach, and I’m super proud of kids and how they trusted the process.”

In Tuesday’s other CWAC game, Othello topped Selah, 2-0. Both teams will meet opponents from the Greater Spokane League 2A for state berths.

CLASS 4A

Chiawana takes District 6 title

SPOKANE – Second-seeded Chiawana won its second district championship in the last three years with a 1-0 victory against No. 1 seed Lewis and Clark at ONE Stadium to earn a third straight trip to the Class 4A state tournament.

The Riverhawks (16-3) will try to score the program’s first state tournament victory when play begins next week.

In a loser-out contest, Mead defeated Richland, 2-1.

In the CBBN district play-ins, West Valley’s Kinsley Griffin scored the tying goal in stoppage time, and the third-seeded Rams beat No. 6 Davis in penalty kicks, 4-2, to advance.

West Valley will host No. 4 Eastmont, which overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit to beat Moses Lake 2-1, on Thursday another loser-out match.

Top-seeded Eisenhower will host No. 2 Wenatchee at 6 p.m. Thursday in the district championship. The Cadets were undefeated in conference play for their first championship in 26 years.

In the District 5 1A tournament – which includes the SCAC and Caribou Trail League – third-seeded Naches Valley rolled to a 5-0 victory against No. 5 Wahluke, while fourth-seeded Cascade defeated Zillah 6-0.

The Rangers will host Kodiaks on Thursday at 5 p.m. for a state berth, with the loser moving to a crossover against the Northeast 1A League.

Zillah travels to Wahluke on Thursday to advance the crossover.

The WIAA will seed the 16 qualifiers and the state tournaments begin next week.

VOLLEYBALL

Kamiakin, Walla Walla win openers

Second-seeded ninth-ranked Kamiakin, the Mid-Columbia Conference champion, rolled to a sweep at home against Ferris on Tuesday in the first round of the District 6 tournament, which includes the MCC and the GSL.

The Braves will host third-seeded Mead, a winner in four sets against No. 6 Hanford.

Elsewhere, top-seeded Gonzaga Prep swept Chiawana, and No. 4 Richland lost in four sets to Lewis and Clark.

In the 3A tournament, top-seeded Walla Walla was the lone winner from the MCC, sweeping University.

Second-seeded Ridgeline was a straight-set winner against No. 7 Kennewick, fourth-seeded Mt. Spokane swept No. 5 Hermiston, and sixth-seeded Central Valley outlasted No. 3 Southridge in five sets.

In CBBN action, conference-leader Wenatchee swept Sunnyside, and will host Davis – which topped Eisenhower in straight sets – looking to win the conference outright.

Eastmont topped Moses Lake in three sets.